Inconsistency · I-E-07

The form for the videos: “Not for publication” versus the DoD having released them

Luis Elizondo

Weight: Central to credibility

First version

Aug 2017 · The DD Form 1910 that Elizondo submitted to the DOPSR for the three Navy videos gave “UAV, Balloons and other UAS” as the subject and “Not for publication. Research and analysis ONLY” as the purpose, providing for sharing with government and industry partners; in the same month he had asked a Navy civilian for help in declassifying the videos. The Black Vault – dossier on the DD Form 1910 and the DOPSR review of the three Navy videos

Second version

Apr 29, 2019 · To KLAS he says that the videos were released by the Department of Defense, that it was the DoD that decided it and that the authorization did not come from him; he will later say that he was surprised that TTSA had them (2021), that they were released after a change to the form that permitted unrestricted distribution (Imminent, 2024) and, under oath, that they were part of AATIP's work (2024). KLAS-TV I-Team (George Knapp) – the Pentagon allegedly released the UFO videos, April 29, 2019

Analysis

The DoD (May 2019) confirmed the authenticity of the form and that only limited distribution was approved; the Navy (September 2019) stated that it had not released the videos to the public and had no record of requests for unlimited release; the AFOSI determined that the videos were not classified but that the release authority would not have approved their release to the media had it been informed. Innocent explanations: once it was established that the videos were not classified, Elizondo may have considered their circulation lawful and read the DOPSR approval broadly; it is not proven that he was the one who gave them to TTSA or the New York Times (according to Art Levine it was Christopher Mellon who did) and a version of the FLIR1 video was already circulating in 2007. The gap remains between the purpose stated on the form and the later presentation of the videos as released by the DoD.

Sources

1. The Black Vault – dossier on the DD Form 1910 and the DOPSR review of the three Navy videos (analysis)
2. KLAS-TV I-Team (George Knapp) – the Pentagon allegedly released the UFO videos, April 29, 2019 (press, pro-disclosure)

On this site

People 1

• Luis Elizondo

Claims 5

• Luis Elizondo: Announces that To The Stars Academy intends to release previously unpublished footage from real U.S… Partly verified
• Luis Elizondo: Maintains that the three Navy videos were released by the Department of Defense, that the DoD made the… Contradicted
• Luis Elizondo: Claims that the AFOSI investigation into the release of the three videos found no unauthorized disclosure on… Partly verified
• Luis Elizondo: Recounts that the Navy videos were released after a change to the authorization form that allowed their… Contradicted
• Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that the GOFAST, GIMBAL and FLIR videos were part of the work of the AATIP program of… Partly verified

Documents 3

• The DD 1910 form with which Elizondo submitted the three Navy videos to DOPSR review Original available
• The Pentagon's press release of April 27, 2020 on the official release of the three Navy videos Original available
• AARO's Consolidated Annual Report on UAP for Fiscal Year 2025 Original available

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